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Monthly Archives: October 2011

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The rebels who captured Moammar Khadafy visited a final humiliation on the brutal Libyan dictator while dragging him from a drainage pipe to his doom – they tortured him with a knife, disturbing new footage revealed today. (NYDN)
Thai… More »

The Occupy Albany participants plan a march Thursday with the pro-millionaire’s tax advocates, and are referring to Gov. Andrew Cuomo as “Governor 1%.” Now that they’re sure they’ve got Cuomo’s attention, the Occupy Albanyers expect their ranks to grow. The Bedford town supervisor on Cuomo’s 2 percent tax cap: “I know that the average citizen More »

Earlier I raised the question of whether Occupy Albany, the movement unfolding in the park across the street from the Capitol, will come to focus on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his refusal to renew a tax on high income earners. One protester called Cuomo “governor one percent.” But many others milling in Lafayette Park this […] More »

I’m putting up this Sandra Lee video for two reasons: One, Halloween’s almost here, and our de facto First Lady always dishes up a lot of costume. Two, I can’t put up the video I really wanted to put up, which is a wacky Gawker mashup of some of Ms. Le… More »

Here’s the most recent episode of “New York Now,” featuring: WMHT’s Matt Ryan surveys developments in the Public Employee Federation’s road to a revote on its contract. Yours truly talks with Courtney Burke, commissioner of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, about her first six months on the job, and future reforms at the […] More »

Just in time for Drive Time in the NYC Metro area — The rest of us will have to listen to the livestream: Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be on former Gov. David Paterson’s show Monday evening. Details are here: Monday, October 24th at approximately 5:10 PM, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will be a guest on […] More »

It turns out that rejecting a contract carries a rather hefty pricetag. Unlike CSEA, which handles its contract ballot counting in house (sparking considerable criticism and conspiracy theories), the Public Employees Federation contracts with an independent third party – the NYC-based American Arbitration Association (AAA) – to do its counting. The failed first contract vote More »

Lots of blogosphere buzz about this today, so here’s a blurb from our Alison Gendar:
The city’s two GOP congressmen backed a call for an abstinence-based curriculum as an alternative to the city’s required sex-education program.
Reps. Bob Turner (R-… More »

Yes, it’s that time of year again, time for campaign-weary politicians to seek the healing powers of the sun, sand and surf while also currying favor with a key voting block for future electoral runs. Election season = Somos el Futuro, the Puerto Rico edition. It appears the conference, scheduled to run Nov. 9-13, is More »

Sorry about the headline. I just had to.
But as you can see, I wasn’t kidding: Here’s the invite to a $1,000-per-person fundraiser for state Sen. Thomas O’Mara, and he’s doing it the old-fashioned way — with live music, cocktails and cigars. The shi… More »

Sixteen state attorneys general, including New York’s Eric Schneiderman, are calling on the FCC to enact rules to prevent “cramming,” in which unauthorized third-party charges get tacked on to phone bills.
“Consumers in New York and across the countr… More »

The city of Syracuse became the latest municipality to ban a controversial technique used with natural gas drilling, following Albany, Buffalo and a dozen or so towns that have moved to restrict or prohibit hydraulic fracturing within its limits. The Syracuse Common Council approved the ban this afternoon. Like bans in Albany and Buffalo, the […] More »

Zuccotti Park ain’t the Jersey Shore by a long shot, but now both have their own MTV reality shows.
No GTL for the stars of “True Life: I’m Occupying Wall Street,” which premiers on Nov. 5 on the former music channel. “Following three young people on… More »

Nothing like the death of a dictator to boost presidential poll numbers.
Our Alison Gendar reports:
President Obama’s approval rating in Gallup’s popularity tracker went up six points in the last week — to 44%.
Obama’s poll numbers jumped in the w… More »

Sick of the partisan mud wrestling, freshman Congress members Nan Hayworth (R-N.Y.) and David Cicilline (D-R.I.) decided to try for a Kumbaya moment.
Our Alison Gendar reports:
The two lawmakers started the Common Ground Caucus to give politicians fr… More »

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